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. 2020 Nov-Dec:22:158-159.
doi: 10.1016/j.jor.2020.04.006. Epub 2020 Apr 25.

Orthopaedic patient workflow in CoViD-19 pandemic in Italy

Giulia Bettinelli  1 , Elena Delmastro  1 , Damiano Salvato  1 , Vincenzo Salini  1 , Giacomo Placella  2
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Orthopaedic patient workflow in CoViD-19 pandemic in Italy

Giulia Bettinelli et al. J Orthop. 2020 Nov-Dec.

Abstract

CoViD-19 epidemic started in China in late December 2019, and soon spread, turning into a pandemic. All medical specialties have soon been involved in the management of CoViD-19 patients; the daily Orthopaedic activity has been affected profoundly by this dramatic health emergency. The present paper aims to summarize all the measures and changes that had to be made in order to avoid the healthcare system collapse in the most affected areas, and provides an operative flowchart.

Keywords: Covid; Management; Pandemia.

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Authors had nothing to disclose about conflict of interest.

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Workflow for patients arrived in E.R. in an Orthopaedic Hub during CoViD-19 pandemic emergency in Italy.
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